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Daily Archives: February 15, 2012

Carpe Diem

New January Record for U.S. Exports from L.A. Port

Mark J. Perry | February 15, 2012, 8:09 pm

Following up on a record-setting year in 2011 for U.S. export containers shipped from the Port of Los Angeles, another record was set last month, this time for the most ever loaded outbound containers shipped in the month of January, at 168,427.   That was a … read more >

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Foreign and Defense Policy, Latin America

What is Iran up to in Latin America?

Roger Noriega | February 15, 2012, 4:42 pm

Earlier this month, Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper told Congress that “Iranian officials” at the highest levels “are now more willing to conduct an attack in the United States….” The next logical question is, “What is that hostile … read more >

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Carpe Diem

Durable Manufacturing Leads the U.S. Economy

Mark J. Perry | February 15, 2012, 4:32 pm

  Jan. 2011 to    Jan. 2012 Total Industrial Production 3.4% 1. Manufacturing 4.5% a.  Durable manufacturing 8.3%     Wood products 1.0%     Nonmetallic mineral products 4.1%     Primary metals 7.4%     Fabricated metal products 9.4%     Machinery 8.2%     Computer … read more >

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Economics

Actually, Obama is proposing raising taxes on the middle class

James Pethokoukis | February 15, 2012, 3:13 pm

President Obama says he only wants to raise taxes on American households making over $250,000. But his new budget plan would hit middle-income folks pretty hard. See, the White House wants to raise the corporate tax burden by some $350 … read more >

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Politics and Public Opinion

Banter #45: An interview with The Weekly Standard’s Mark Hemingway

Stuart James | February 15, 2012, 2:59 pm

In episode #45 of Banter, Mark Hemingway, the online editor of the Weekly Standard, sits down to discuss his distaste for political fact checking. Why doesn’t he like facts? Mark argues that these sites often reach beyond their mandate, analyze subjective statements, … read more >

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Carpe Diem

Empire State Manufacturing Expands in February

Mark J. Perry | February 15, 2012, 2:24 pm

“The February Empire State Manufacturing Survey indicates that manufacturing activity in New York State expanded for a third consecutive month. The general business conditions index rose six points to 19.5, its highest level in more than a year (see brown … read more >

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Politics and Public Opinion

How Republicans can win even if the economy keeps improving

James Pethokoukis | February 15, 2012, 2:02 pm

It’s not just the economic numbers that are looking up for President Obama. A new New York Times/CBS News poll puts his approval rating at 50 percent, his highest mark since May 2010 (except for a brief bump after Navy Seals … read more >

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Foreign and Defense Policy, Terrorism

Majid Khan, the terrorist who gave the CIA information that broke up the West Coast plot, is charged at Guantanamo

Marc Thiessen | February 15, 2012, 11:20 am

CNN reports this morning: Military commission charges have been sworn against Majid Shoukat Khan, a Pakistani national who lived in the United States from 1996 to early 2002 who is suspected of helping al Qaeda plan attacks in the United … read more >

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Economics, Entitlements

My bright idea of the day: Take the payroll tax cut and use it to fund personal retirement accounts

James Pethokoukis | February 15, 2012, 10:21 am

It now looks like the 2-percentage-point payroll tax cut will be extended until the end of the year and not paid for. The $100 billion cost will simply be added to the already huge budget deficit. So what happens in 2013? Well, … read more >

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Economics

What if the Fed had done nothing when the U.S. economy tanked?

John Makin | February 15, 2012, 9:25 am

The Fed has been accused of risking higher inflation for having undertaken repeated rounds of rate cuts and quantitative easing since the 2008 Lehman crisis. The stimulus has been likened to a drug that will lead to a nasty inflation … read more >

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